The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-12
CITY MATTERS IN GENERAL


Emanuel Bruce OF the Metropolitan police
force has been taken from patrol work and
made a detective.
Returna of deaths from cholera infantum are
still coming to the city board of health very rap
idly. and indicate the disease is spreading
Yesterday was the twenty-sixth anniversary
OF the battle of Rich Mountain, in which the
Thirteenth Indiana Regiment took prominent
part
The residence of George Miller, saloon
keeper in West Indianapolis, was burglarized
Sunday night. and gold watch and $50 in
money was taken.
interviewed and announces that he will be
candidate for the Democratic nomination for
Governor next year.
Marriage licenses issued yesterday TO
George Vogt and Lena Greber Henry Hamlin
and Rosa Turner VIM. II. Walters and Ellen
Hamlin, William Wilson and Ivy A. Snipe.
George Stahl who keeps saloon at No. 40
Malott avenue. and James Sullivan, who runs
place az No. 81 Ann street, were arrested last
night on warrants charging them with selling
beer on Sunday.
Joseph Finman was caught stealing chickens
from Budd's poultry house Saturday night by
merchant policeman Walker, and was yesterday
sent to Jail to await the grand jury's action in
regard to his
Warrants are out for the arrest of several of
the agents of the fertilizing companies that have
through the streets in the day time. They are
charged with maintaining nuisance.
Albert Addison. brakeman on the Pam
handle road, had his right arm horribly crushed
and mangled in attempting to make coupling.
Sunday night, at Cambridge City. 1t will
probably have to be amputated. He is married
and resides in this city.
petition has been prepared for presentation
to the Governor asking that the sentence of
James Davis and Otto Swisher be commuted
from imprisonment in the penitentiary to con-
fnement in the House of Refuge. The petition
has been signed by Judge Irwin, prosecutor
Mitchell and others.
WORK BEGUN ON THE TUNNEL.
Work has begun the South Illinos-street
tunnel. and the street between Mobile and Nc
Nabb streets has been vacated. The street cars
are still passing through the tunnel, but in
few mors days the passengers will have to be
transferred.
DESERTED wIFE's SUIT.
Elizabeth Ramsey has petitioned the Superior
Court for divorce from her husband. John W.
Ramsey. They were married in 1879, and she
year ago he abandoned her. and has since refused
to recognize her as his wife,
SUFFERING FROM HYsTERIcAL INSANITY.
Accumulation consisting of Justices Feibleman
and Smock and DR.. H. c. Cunningham yester-
day examined into the mental condition of Mrs.
Minnie Moore wife of Leo Moore, residing at
No. 352 South Illinois street. and decided that
she was suffering from hysterical insanity. but
was not fit subject for the Insane Hospital
FIRE AT THE BLIND ASYLUM.
There was something of panic at the Blind
Asylum last evening at $50 o'clock. when fire
broke out in the broom factory situated in the
northwest corner OF the grounds of the :ustitu-
ton. The departments was promptly summoned,
and the fire was extineuished before it had done
more than $50 worth of damage. The origin of
the fire is unknown.
seTa REQUIRING INSANE WOMEN TO WORK.
The exhaustion OF the Insane Hospitals funds
has made it necessary for the managers to dis
charge thirty of the employees Of whom thirteen
women will be required to do much of the work
of repairing clothing DIR. John r. Brown,
senior physician of the female department, has
rendered his resignation and will leave
take q position in the asylum at Knoxville.
Tenn.
NEW BUSINESS BLOCK.
John Faehr has taken out a permit to erect
$37. 900 brick business block on jackson place.
fronting the new Union depot. The block will
be elegant in style. and will contain all the mod
ern improvements. Two magnificent buildings
~Arre already in course of construction, and when
the three are completed the appearance of that
portion of Illinois street will be greatly changed
Jungclaus d Schumacher have the contract for
the building.
THE KERNELS AT THE MUSEUM.
The Museum opened for week yesterday with
the Kernells-Jonn and Harry-Irsh come
dams. and their company in 1.-TWO Fine Ducks"
piece that caused two large audiences to laugh
continuously. John and Kitte Hart. both clever
performers, are the principal members of the
company, and lady, whose name is given on
the bills Miss La Verde. but who bears a
striking resemblance to Gertie Granville. The
company will appear every afternoon and even
ing this week.
TWO CASES OF sUNsTRoK E.
Mr. Sallie Chammiss, living at No. 179 South
Tennessee street. overcome by the heat yes
terday at noon while in the Union depot, wait
ing for a tran and had to be taken home by
Flanner & Hommown in their ambulance She
had revived some last evening. About the mid
die of the afternoon James Long, residing at
the southeast corner of Michigan and Black
ford streets, succumbed to the heat at the
corner Of Ohio and Mississippi streets and fell
on the sidewalk. He was taken home by
Kregelo and revived soon.
AFTER UNLICENSED PEDDLERs AND DOGS.
The police acting under instructions, have
begun to enforce the ordinances against ped
ding without license and keeping unlicensed
dogs. Warrants have been issued against quite
. a number of both classes of violators The
superintendent has told the ratrolmen that the
violators need not be brought to the station
house when they promise to appear in court.
Several violators of the ordinance were fined
yesterday morning by the Mayor. 1t is estimated
that there are more than ], 900 unlicensed dogs
in the city, but the majority os the peddlers
have renewed their license
TRIED TO KILL HIMSELF.
John Proctor, employed by his brother-in-law,
Minus Tansil, in the "checkered' livery stable
on West Washington street, attempted suicide
yesterday morning by cutting bad cash in his
throat with pen-knife. The jugular vein was
barely missed. He was removed to the City Hos
pital for treatment, and the doctors report that
his condition is very critical. His home is at
Danville Hendricks county. He has been in
poor health for several months and only recent
ly returned from Hot Springs, where he went
for treatment. 1t was his i-health that caused
him to attempt to kill himself.
wRETcHED GIRL ENDS HER LIFE.
Lizzie MCGEE, who. with her sister. lived in a
little dark room over No. 219 East Washington
street, took dose of morphine at IL o'clock
last night and died shortly after !. She left
good home in Madison. this state, several years
ago and came to this city. where she has lived
sirce but has never allowed her parents to
know her whereabouts. For several weeks